Saudi Arabia confiscates more Captagon pills at Jordan border

Saudi authorities have promised to crackdown on drug smuggling, which they have blamed on Hezbollah.
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This picture taken on March 1, 2022 shows a view of a cache of captagon (Fenethylline) pills seized by the Directorate of Narcotics Control of Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry during a special operation, displayed in the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah. Captagon is an amphetamine-type stimulant manufactured mostly in Lebanon, although probably also in Iraq and Syria, and much of which is bound for Saudi Arabia. - FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images
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Saudi authorities busted another attempt Friday to smuggle Captagon pills into the country. 

The Zakat, Customs and Tax Authority said the more than 1.5 million pills were hidden in trucks at the Al-Haditha border crossing with Jordan. Four people were arrested in relation to the incident, according to a press release. 

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